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obama would be like. but significantly and for the first time, he didn't merely criticize the obama record. mr. romney went further and explained with some specificity how his policies would improve the lives and economic prospects for middle-class americans. the president seemed off his game overall, verbose as he often is, but with his famous restraint seeming more difficult than cool as mr. romney bore in with details about his record. it's clear mr. obama isn't used to someone challenging the attack lines that he uses to describe mr. romney's various proposals on the stump." and again, where was the 47%? where was it? he just didn't go there? >> that's the great mystery. >> the thing that's true in both these editorials that i do think one of the president's failures here was not just the stylistic failure, was a substantive failure. mitt romney made a lot of claims last night. he said a lot of things we've never heard from him before. he tried to claim he doesn't want to cut a $5 trillion tax cut. he
obama would be like. but significantly and for the first time, he didn't merely criticize the obama record. mr. romney went further and explained with some specificity how his policies would improve the lives and economic prospects for middle-class americans. the president seemed off his game overall, verbose as he often is, but with his famous restraint seeming more difficult than cool as mr. romney bore in with details about his record. it's clear mr. obama isn't used to someone challenging...
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and the numbers -- roll it. >>. ♪ >> obama! obama! obama! >> that is a strong advertisement. >> even though those pieces of data have a lot to do with what happened before he became president. but hey. >> but have nail la is the new plaque. i think that's the tone going forward. >> hey, john heilemann, what do you think? do you think -- you can obviously draw a direct line from that ad back four years ago with the biggest celebrity in the world but i guess there is a lot more punch to it now, isn't there? you've got four years of data to put on the president. >> yeah. i think that ad does two things -- well three things really well. the first is that as donny's saying, republicans are really good at taking the strength of an opponent and running directly at that strength and try to turn it into a weakness. this ad tries to take obama's likability and his cool and turn it against him. the second thing is it runs at his weakness which is on the economy and the president's people know that is the reason why mitt romney's running so close with h
and the numbers -- roll it. >>. ♪ >> obama! obama! obama! >> that is a strong advertisement. >> even though those pieces of data have a lot to do with what happened before he became president. but hey. >> but have nail la is the new plaque. i think that's the tone going forward. >> hey, john heilemann, what do you think? do you think -- you can obviously draw a direct line from that ad back four years ago with the biggest celebrity in the world but i guess...
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obama is not really an inteamerican. when you begin to put this stuff together, of course it's volatile, the racial atmosphere out there. the comments that enforce the prevailing stereotypes of mr. obama. why put the burden back on him? it's like asking an abused woman, are you doing any better yet? versus asking the abuser. it's like terror. racism is like terrorism. we haven't had but one attack here that is the most recent, 9/11, and yet we continue to celebrate the anniversaries of it, mark them solemnly, talk about raising the defense preemptively and proactively. i think we've got to do the same thing about race and racism. we ask americans, if a bag is out there and looks weird, if a person is out there and looks weird, report them. talk about it. but with racism we want to bury our heads in the sand and talk about it being all over. some of that stuff is pretty ridiculous. mr. carter as a southern man, understands the deeply entrenched beliefs and racist attitudes that continue to persist in certain segments of o
obama is not really an inteamerican. when you begin to put this stuff together, of course it's volatile, the racial atmosphere out there. the comments that enforce the prevailing stereotypes of mr. obama. why put the burden back on him? it's like asking an abused woman, are you doing any better yet? versus asking the abuser. it's like terror. racism is like terrorism. we haven't had but one attack here that is the most recent, 9/11, and yet we continue to celebrate the anniversaries of it, mark...
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you've got to bet on obama. but, let's get the votes in and get the votes in, counted, then see where we are. >> yeah. >> mike allen with us down at politico. mike, what are you going to be looking at over the next several hours. our polls are open already. three minutes more at the top of the hour at 7:00. where will your focus be down at politico? >> first, real quick, i'm going to share my favorite ratherism. this was when i was in california watching on the trinatron, dan rather said that the race that night, he said this is like a too long car ride home from the beach in a too tight bathing suit. >> i remember. >> i love it. >> that would be a long car ride. that's pretty good. >> mike, what are you looking at today? >> a little sandy. we're going to have a big indication early with that 7:00 poll close in virginia. romney's tried to be so dependent on battleground virginia. we're going to know pretty soon what kind of a night, how long a night it's going to be for mitt romney just as we're watching hamilto
you've got to bet on obama. but, let's get the votes in and get the votes in, counted, then see where we are. >> yeah. >> mike allen with us down at politico. mike, what are you going to be looking at over the next several hours. our polls are open already. three minutes more at the top of the hour at 7:00. where will your focus be down at politico? >> first, real quick, i'm going to share my favorite ratherism. this was when i was in california watching on the trinatron, dan...
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and that's barack obama. and guess what he did it for? he did it to pay for obama care. so if i'm president, i will protect medicare, and social security for those that are currently retired or near retirement. and i'll make sure we keep those programs solvent for the next generations coming along. we will protect america's seniors and america's young people with programs that are designed to keep them well and safe. >> you know what i wish? i wish he would go back to singing "america the beautiful." because that, and i would say, i've said this of democrats as well as republicans. that is the most shameful demagoguery that i have heard on the campaign trail yet this year. to tell senior citizens that the program that is going to bankrupt america unless we figure out a way to bend the cost curve, is going to be protected forever and can you believe that barack obama cut $500 billion from it? it's just unspeakable. john heilemann, it is unspeakable, because this country is going bankrupt and mitt romney is trying to scare senior citizens -- you know what? it's what we cal
and that's barack obama. and guess what he did it for? he did it to pay for obama care. so if i'm president, i will protect medicare, and social security for those that are currently retired or near retirement. and i'll make sure we keep those programs solvent for the next generations coming along. we will protect america's seniors and america's young people with programs that are designed to keep them well and safe. >> you know what i wish? i wish he would go back to singing...
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obama from last month, mika. we should note this polling was conducted after the third and final debate. >> and if there was any doubt about romney's momentum, look at what happened in virginia. a new fox news poll shows romney now leading by two points. last month the same poll had obama up seven. and in the abc/"washington post" daily tracking poll of likely voters, romney has taken a three-point lead, 50%-47%. on monday, the president was leading 49%-48%. and on the economy when asked who voters trust more on that issue, romney now has a sizeable nine-point lead. >> so you look at these national polls, mika, abc news/"washington post" poll showing a four-point lead in the national poll. this week. a four-point swing in the national poll. gallup, of course, has had mitt romney ahead i think way too much over the past week or two. sometimes five, six points. and in the national poll, it really does seem -- if you take all the polls, it really does seem like mitt romney is moving away from barack obama. and yet y
obama from last month, mika. we should note this polling was conducted after the third and final debate. >> and if there was any doubt about romney's momentum, look at what happened in virginia. a new fox news poll shows romney now leading by two points. last month the same poll had obama up seven. and in the abc/"washington post" daily tracking poll of likely voters, romney has taken a three-point lead, 50%-47%. on monday, the president was leading 49%-48%. and on the economy...
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. >> they talked about obama care. they criticized obama care. that's a winning issue going forward. but they have to come up with their own alternatives. >> if you can step back on this, there are two kind of conservatives as you well know the soft conservatives, which christie represents, a reform conservative and cuccinelli, a hard conservative, the tea party conservative and one did spectacularly and one lost. that's probably where it's going, but we're three years away from presidential race and you sit three years out and you say, oh, in 1973, the next president is going to be jimmy carter. >> right. >> you can get a thousand to 1 odds. we don't know. >> we don't know, but what we do know, i said it before, 1993 foretold what happened in 1994. looking forward to 2014, it's going to be one of the most significant off year elections in a very long time because if republicans maintain the house and pick up a couple seats in the senate, barak obama's ability to do anything is done. i agree with. you don't know and, you know, what itself the age
. >> they talked about obama care. they criticized obama care. that's a winning issue going forward. but they have to come up with their own alternatives. >> if you can step back on this, there are two kind of conservatives as you well know the soft conservatives, which christie represents, a reform conservative and cuccinelli, a hard conservative, the tea party conservative and one did spectacularly and one lost. that's probably where it's going, but we're three years away from...
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he's not going to punch obama. they want -- >> one of the best ways i think to understand what's going on is to go look -- newt had a line in his speech about challenging the president to lincoln-douglass debates and if obama doesn't accept he'll follow him around. when obama goes to cleveland newt will go to cleveland to speak. nobody in anybody's stump speech right now gets as big a reaction as that. >> reporter, reporter. >> so instead of capitalizing -- >> not on the daily beast today. he finds in the crowd exactly what you're saying that there is that sense of scrap. >> instead of capitalizing on the biggest opportunity that republicans have had probably in how long? they're going to put someone nasty -- >> it's 1980. i can't believe it. that as complete waste. good luck to you and -- new polling points show a shifting dynamic in several key battle grounds where eroding support for democrats could spell trouble for president obama. here is "usa today" and gallup. they surveyed voters in 12 key swing states aro
he's not going to punch obama. they want -- >> one of the best ways i think to understand what's going on is to go look -- newt had a line in his speech about challenging the president to lincoln-douglass debates and if obama doesn't accept he'll follow him around. when obama goes to cleveland newt will go to cleveland to speak. nobody in anybody's stump speech right now gets as big a reaction as that. >> reporter, reporter. >> so instead of capitalizing -- >> not on the...
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beats obama in ohio too. that's not as much of a shock. but a flame thrower like newt gingrich with the train wreck that has been his political career and his personal life, mike barnicle, this is clearly a statement from the american people that has less to do with newt gingrich than it does with the state of american politics. >> correct. i agree with you. it is not so much about newt gingrich as it is about the rest of the republican field, the discontent with the direction of the country. >> and with obama. barack obama is losing in ohio in a quinnepiac poll to newt gingrich. >> i would suggest this, once the coverage -- >> of course. >> goes to content rather than horse race polls, newt gingrich is never going to be president of the united states. >> it seems like they want to overlook everything. everything. >> adjust the one thing here on the ohio poll. if i'm the president's advisers, i'd be concerned about this number. 53% of ohio voters saying he doesn't deserve reelection, 53%, 42% on the question
beats obama in ohio too. that's not as much of a shock. but a flame thrower like newt gingrich with the train wreck that has been his political career and his personal life, mike barnicle, this is clearly a statement from the american people that has less to do with newt gingrich than it does with the state of american politics. >> correct. i agree with you. it is not so much about newt gingrich as it is about the rest of the republican field, the discontent with the direction of the...
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constitution, and i do not, but if you believe as barack obama and progressives who support barack obama and gay barack obama supporters who give him campaign money, believe that gay marriage is specifically protected by the united states constitution, then you cannot assign it to governors in north carolina and alabama and north dakota. that is immoral. if i believe something is a civil right, i cannot say, you know, i'm just going to pass this off. if i'm president of the united states. do you understand that? >> i do understand it. but i also understand that the president uses the bully pulpit to try to influence the conversation has some futility -- >> you think it's a step forward? >> well, it's a step forward on this issue, a step in a different direction for this issue. and secondly, if your ultimate goal is to make it a federal issue, there is a pragmatic approach to making that happen. >> jon, you believe this is a burkian move by barack obama, that you take a step, politics is the art of the possible. >> absolutely. and i think in a classic anglican way, i'm right between you a
constitution, and i do not, but if you believe as barack obama and progressives who support barack obama and gay barack obama supporters who give him campaign money, believe that gay marriage is specifically protected by the united states constitution, then you cannot assign it to governors in north carolina and alabama and north dakota. that is immoral. if i believe something is a civil right, i cannot say, you know, i'm just going to pass this off. if i'm president of the united states. do...
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. >> these are obama's approval ratings. and you can actually see a straight line up since last week. >> very interesting. >> so, there's been a really -- seems to me barack obama has certainly won the first round in the post-vote battle that will continue through election day. >> and it's certainly -- i mean, this is a win on a number of levels because it helps him move forward with other things he wants to do with support like this growing. >> and, barnicle, between donny deutsche squealing like a little girl when the beatles arrived in 1964 arriving about this bill and also falling backwards on his head, the one thing he did get right, if you sort through all the insanity that he was into spewing yesterday, so americans like winners. and this president has looked tough. and he's looked like a winner over the past week. he's finally stepped up, he has finally stepped up. >> and he took a risk. >> he needed to be tough and he's finally looking like a tough leader. >> it's no surprise the chart we just showed, the spike in h
. >> these are obama's approval ratings. and you can actually see a straight line up since last week. >> very interesting. >> so, there's been a really -- seems to me barack obama has certainly won the first round in the post-vote battle that will continue through election day. >> and it's certainly -- i mean, this is a win on a number of levels because it helps him move forward with other things he wants to do with support like this growing. >> and, barnicle,...
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it's enough that i'm not barack obama. it's enough that i'm a business guy who is running for president and people should just vote for me because they have no reason to like obama. if he goes in with that attitude, i frankly think that's a loser. i think he has to go in and talk about the future and if he's going to talk about the future and what kind of country he wants us to have, he's got to be specific about these concrete issues. what are you going to do with medicare? >> hold on for one second, though, obama has not laid out a specific plan. obama has put out a cap for medicare, but he hasn't said do you want to raise the eligibility age that you talked about with john boehner. we can assume he will, but he hasn't said so. >> he has a specific plan for medicare, you may say it's not enough, not going to work, but he has a specific plan for medicare involving this thing called the ipad and a lot of things we're not going to get into. >> no, that's not the totality of his plan. he said he's going to do more but he has
it's enough that i'm not barack obama. it's enough that i'm a business guy who is running for president and people should just vote for me because they have no reason to like obama. if he goes in with that attitude, i frankly think that's a loser. i think he has to go in and talk about the future and if he's going to talk about the future and what kind of country he wants us to have, he's got to be specific about these concrete issues. what are you going to do with medicare? >> hold on...
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>> obama. >> president obama. >> how do you think he's handling what he inherited? >> i think -- first of all, i think he's made some strategic mistakes. i think the first one was basically letting congress load up the stimulus. sort of seeding control of the stimulus bill to congress. i think that got his presidency off on a bad footing. and as a result enormous amount of spending, not as many results as i think he would hope for. secondly, i think his focus on health care, his relentless focus on health care at a time when the american people were anxious and uncertain and worried about the economy created a disconnect between the president and the mainstream of america, because people were worried about jobs and the economy. the couple of times he said i'm going to go back and focus on the economy. then he'd give a speech the next day on health care again. at a time of real anxiety, you all travel around the country. americans are as anxious as i've ever seen them. and i think his push of this massive new entitlement program that people were uncertain about, made
>> obama. >> president obama. >> how do you think he's handling what he inherited? >> i think -- first of all, i think he's made some strategic mistakes. i think the first one was basically letting congress load up the stimulus. sort of seeding control of the stimulus bill to congress. i think that got his presidency off on a bad footing. and as a result enormous amount of spending, not as many results as i think he would hope for. secondly, i think his focus on health...
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barack obama -- this will be barack obama's tax plan. it will be barack obama's tax cuts for millionaires. it will be. he's the president, he brokered the deal, he owns it too. here's the real danger. everybody politically saying what you're saying, and i think it does make good political sense. tell your base, tough luck. bloomberg saying, tell your base tough luck. there are times, though, where when a president gets in trouble, if his base isn't with him, everything goes down fast. george w. bush was a good example. but think about ronald reagan. he kept his base. iran contra came, his base stood by him, there was no way he was going anywhere. he rode out the storm. think about bill clinton, during impeachment, everybody thought he was gone, his base stood with him. especially, especially on -- hey, chris, i'm talking here, man. you cannot sing lullabies. i don't care if you have a new baby or not. i was in the middle of important talk and he was going, la, la, la. >> he was talking to me and he said that chris van hollen says they're
barack obama -- this will be barack obama's tax plan. it will be barack obama's tax cuts for millionaires. it will be. he's the president, he brokered the deal, he owns it too. here's the real danger. everybody politically saying what you're saying, and i think it does make good political sense. tell your base, tough luck. bloomberg saying, tell your base tough luck. there are times, though, where when a president gets in trouble, if his base isn't with him, everything goes down fast. george w....
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obama is failing us. a couple weeks ago when the congressional black caucus challenged him, he said, i'm the president for everybody, not for black people. really, we didn't realize that. here's the problem, though. his personal discomfort with race must not absolve him of responsibility as an american president. we don't expect you as a black man to deal with race, we expect you as the president of the united states to address this. and i think he's being shown short here. he's shown that he's not really capable -- he is capable, but -- >> let me go really quickly to mark and to john. you guys said something that i had not yet read in the book, a bit of a bombshell, that bill clinton after saying that barack obama would be a steward and be delivering a coffee a few years earlier, when he was an illinois state senator, bill clinton, we got off the phone with ted kenne kennedy, after learning about the endorsement said, let's be clear here, you're only doing it because he's black. talk about that. >> that'
obama is failing us. a couple weeks ago when the congressional black caucus challenged him, he said, i'm the president for everybody, not for black people. really, we didn't realize that. here's the problem, though. his personal discomfort with race must not absolve him of responsibility as an american president. we don't expect you as a black man to deal with race, we expect you as the president of the united states to address this. and i think he's being shown short here. he's shown that he's...
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listen, barack obama -- i've got to say, barack obama, those are just words. i like paygo. but if you look at the budget, him talking about deficit reduction, nothing more than words, the problem is with where republicans stand on the senate floor and they complain about a sea of red ink, they are ones that pushed the tide to the shore. if you don't like his plan, you don't like his $3.8 trillion plan, please, come in with a $3.2 trillion plan. that would be pretty gutsy, maverick. maybe you can do that. >> i think that's a fair argument. >> you can never fail making topped-on references in news. >> that's true. yes, mike. >> no, go ahead. >> just really quick. >> i was going to ask you, instead of seeing, you know, this race for the elderly with mcconnell and cornyn on tv, why don't the republicans -- this kid paul ryan in wisconsin, put him on. he talks, at least to me -- >> the reason i ran for congress was john casic and tim penny went out, two young republicans and democrats, went out, they said bill clinton's spending too much. >> yeah. >> here's our budget plan. i sa
listen, barack obama -- i've got to say, barack obama, those are just words. i like paygo. but if you look at the budget, him talking about deficit reduction, nothing more than words, the problem is with where republicans stand on the senate floor and they complain about a sea of red ink, they are ones that pushed the tide to the shore. if you don't like his plan, you don't like his $3.8 trillion plan, please, come in with a $3.2 trillion plan. that would be pretty gutsy, maverick. maybe you...
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, obama doesn't lecture him, obama doesn't act like he knows everything. clearly criticizing george w. bush. medvedev described obama practically as the second coming. it was a very interesting conversation with university students. this is a huge change with russia. and it's clearly this intelligence and the personal diplomacy that barack obama has engaged in. >> and let me ask you about that. we have afghanistan. we have gitmo on the front page of the papers today and lots of different potentials there, and people criticizing the president on some of the decisions he's made and had to back off on. what we've got this morning at 8:30 eastern time is the president is going to meet and stand together with the leaders of france and britain and to accuse iran offed hiding the facility, this nuclear facility that we have found out about in an address at the opening of the g-20 economic summit. that's in pittsburgh. they will demand that tehran open the covert facility to inspections by the international atomic energy agency. he does have two world leaders by h
, obama doesn't lecture him, obama doesn't act like he knows everything. clearly criticizing george w. bush. medvedev described obama practically as the second coming. it was a very interesting conversation with university students. this is a huge change with russia. and it's clearly this intelligence and the personal diplomacy that barack obama has engaged in. >> and let me ask you about that. we have afghanistan. we have gitmo on the front page of the papers today and lots of different...
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obama, president obama, when he was elected, had very little experience. even with his own personal finances, never mind real business experience. he was sold a bill of goods by people around him that he prefers compromise. ipg it's very disappointing that after two years, he hasn't done anything about this. >> what about the idea that you want people who are understand the problem kind of on your side? in the same way the security firms hire hackers to keep out other hackers. you need someone to understand the bad behavior to preempt that behave. do you think that's in play at all? >> might be nice to have one or two people like that in a corner somewhere, but the people who have been running policy in the administration have been people who got us into this mess, so one has to question the quality of their understanding. larry summers was deeply involved in gaining the regulation of the dreftive that caused this crisis and in 2005, the chief economist of the imf gave the first serious public warning of this crisis. ry larry summers told him he was being
obama, president obama, when he was elected, had very little experience. even with his own personal finances, never mind real business experience. he was sold a bill of goods by people around him that he prefers compromise. ipg it's very disappointing that after two years, he hasn't done anything about this. >> what about the idea that you want people who are understand the problem kind of on your side? in the same way the security firms hire hackers to keep out other hackers. you need...
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it's clear that barack obama's signature issue was obama care and yet obama care will have 20 new taxes in it and we saw last week who obama care looks like. it's one man, the president of the united states who can beat himself a health care czar or dictator and make one decision and everyone else in the united states has to follow. that's what i think people need to recognize and our nominee neats to explain the detriments of his foreign policy and new budget will have vast ramificationgoing forward. that's what the nominee needs to do. focus on the policies and the rest will take care of itself. >> congresswoman, listening to your legitimate concerns about the fiscal dangers posed by the extension of the payroll tax cut, how does a republican balance those concerns with the extension or continued extension, proposed continued extension of the bush tax cuts? >> they won't be continuing under barack obama. they are going to go away. that is what is troublesome. what people want more than anything are jobs. i'm a small business owner myself. we are looking at tax rates from 35% on small
it's clear that barack obama's signature issue was obama care and yet obama care will have 20 new taxes in it and we saw last week who obama care looks like. it's one man, the president of the united states who can beat himself a health care czar or dictator and make one decision and everyone else in the united states has to follow. that's what i think people need to recognize and our nominee neats to explain the detriments of his foreign policy and new budget will have vast ramificationgoing...
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barack obama being barack obama. instead of his "mitt romney is rich --" barack obama barack obama coming out and showing the barack obama that excited so many people in 2008 and won over independent voters, right there, that's the guy. and even the message, forward. that's the message. and they have so bungled his brand over the past through three months. barack obama's brand is hope and change. >> they've still got a long way to go. >> a long way to go. >> this ad is a seminal ad in a lot of ways. they're saying they're going to run this ad in virtually every swing state. it's going to cost a lot, which tells you they're continuing on their spending spree of the summer. it's a comparative ad. it's not just a negative ad. there's no scary music, no unflattering pictures of romney. and all of the key phrases they want to drive, balancing the debt in a responsible way, an economy built to last, and forward at the end. and the ad is called "the choice", which is exactly how they want to frame the whole election. i don'
barack obama being barack obama. instead of his "mitt romney is rich --" barack obama barack obama coming out and showing the barack obama that excited so many people in 2008 and won over independent voters, right there, that's the guy. and even the message, forward. that's the message. and they have so bungled his brand over the past through three months. barack obama's brand is hope and change. >> they've still got a long way to go. >> a long way to go. >> this ad...
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alex, is she even connected to the obama white house? >> no. she has no official role even in the dnc. >> so she has no role in the dnc. she has no role in the white house. she is a pundit for cnn. she talks on a primetime cable show. >> yeah. >> and suddenly, you've got the white house and the republicans and ann romney and michelle obama immediately -- it's just crazy. >> but it's a motherhood and apple pie thing. it's an easy one for both sides to jump on hilary rosen for. >> joe tends to kind of back into things and vomit, so i'm going to back up and explain what we're talking about, because now the headlines this morning are spotlighted on ann romney. that is the headline from today's "the wall street journal" after democratic strategist hilary rosen's comments that mrs. romney has, quote, never worked a day in her life, continued to draw reaction from both campaigns. now we all know what we're talking about. ann romney herself hit back. >> hold on a second. do you think that people that watch a show that talks about politics and foreign p
alex, is she even connected to the obama white house? >> no. she has no official role even in the dnc. >> so she has no role in the dnc. she has no role in the white house. she is a pundit for cnn. she talks on a primetime cable show. >> yeah. >> and suddenly, you've got the white house and the republicans and ann romney and michelle obama immediately -- it's just crazy. >> but it's a motherhood and apple pie thing. it's an easy one for both sides to jump on hilary...
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we know what obama did. senator, you came on and kind of reached across in your own way and said i think he made a good deal rnlgs i would have liked it this way. there's a dialogue. >> yeah, there is. >> in a very, very small way. we can say this and that. but meeting this new senator for the first time, a poster boy for what's coming in, what was the enemy to obama. obama makes a move, this gentleman comes in and goes, you know what -- i like that. >> hold on a second, donny. hold on. donny, despite the fact that pat toomey has come on and attacked me personally and said horrible, horrible things about me, i have to defend pat toomey. pat toomey is one -- has been and it's why and i said throughout the campaign, why i'm so excited about the possibility of being senator, pat toomey puts his principles above his party every time. he was one of the few republicans while george bush was president in the house of representatives that didn't lose his head and didn't start acting like a big spending republican. e
we know what obama did. senator, you came on and kind of reached across in your own way and said i think he made a good deal rnlgs i would have liked it this way. there's a dialogue. >> yeah, there is. >> in a very, very small way. we can say this and that. but meeting this new senator for the first time, a poster boy for what's coming in, what was the enemy to obama. obama makes a move, this gentleman comes in and goes, you know what -- i like that. >> hold on a second,...
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president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. olaf's pizza palace gets the most rewards of any small business credit card! pizza!!!!! [ garth ] olaf's small business earns 2% cash back on every purchase, every day! helium delivery. put it on my spark card! [ pop! ] [ garth ] why settle for less? great businesses deserve the most rewards! awesome!!! [ male announcer ] the spark business card from capital one. choose unlimited rewards with 2% cash back or double miles on every...
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also in '08, the obama campaign discouraged some of his big outside spending because the obama campaign had all it wanted and they wanted to control the message. >> mike, another politico story talking about the democrats trying to tweak their health care message. maybe even moving away from the health care message. not talking about cost containment and not talking about bringing the deficit down because, apparently, it just doesn't do that. >> right. >> but they are very disappointed that poll numbers show a lot of americans don't even know that health care reform passed. >> they don't. and there has been not a budge in the number of people who oppose it. awe in poll out that shows 60% of people opposed to this and that is exactly flat from before it passed. and -- >> 60% still oppose health care reform which democrats fought for a year and a half. mike, is this another communication failure? i know democrats on the hill are saying there is a communication failure by the white house. is that the buzz around d.c.? >> right. that's why you have this shift in the message that used to tal
also in '08, the obama campaign discouraged some of his big outside spending because the obama campaign had all it wanted and they wanted to control the message. >> mike, another politico story talking about the democrats trying to tweak their health care message. maybe even moving away from the health care message. not talking about cost containment and not talking about bringing the deficit down because, apparently, it just doesn't do that. >> right. >> but they are very...
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obama. president obama is suddenly upside down when it comes to his favoribility among women, 50 to 46%. the most recent nbc/"wall street journal" poll showed president obama with a 15-point lead among women over mitt romney. i'm surprised by those numbers. >> that's a head scratcher. >> i don't know who's not surprised by these numbers. mark halperin, abc news/"washington post" poll, usually not an outliar poll. very interesting. those numbers don't add up. i cannot imagine the president being upside down among women. >> even with great polls, one in every ten is just bad and could be that. comes right after the republican convention where there was a concerted effort between mrs. romney and dr. rice, secretary rice and a bunch of other women speakers. i don't suspect those numbers are right. it may be a narrower gap. >> john heilemann? i agree with that. there was a cbs/"new york times" poll about six months ago that had a similar weird there, had obama ahead with men and behind with women
obama. president obama is suddenly upside down when it comes to his favoribility among women, 50 to 46%. the most recent nbc/"wall street journal" poll showed president obama with a 15-point lead among women over mitt romney. i'm surprised by those numbers. >> that's a head scratcher. >> i don't know who's not surprised by these numbers. mark halperin, abc news/"washington post" poll, usually not an outliar poll. very interesting. those numbers don't add up. i...
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obama, what happened? did biden come in and tell you he bet his life savings on you getting reelected but he needs mitt to cover the spread? you have to keep it close, bob. these are bad guys i'm dealing with. can you really not change washington from the inside? i thought we were in charge of the hope and you were in charge of change. no one wants a coach coming in at halftime and saying, oh, that was rough. anybody have an idea. >> top of the hour. welcome back to "morning joe." you look nice today. he's awesome. that was really good. >> do you have your emmies with you? >> i don't have any actual e emmys. >> and joining us onset, david axelrod. >> great to be here. >> how did mark do? >> you didn't hear? four of them. and still a tuxedo. >> how did he do? >> four. >> he took someone else's. there are four that are his. there's a fifth there. >> it's a loaner. >> a lot to talk to you about, david axelrod. mr. obama's hazy agenda for a second term. an acceptance speech on the state of the union laundry tw
obama, what happened? did biden come in and tell you he bet his life savings on you getting reelected but he needs mitt to cover the spread? you have to keep it close, bob. these are bad guys i'm dealing with. can you really not change washington from the inside? i thought we were in charge of the hope and you were in charge of change. no one wants a coach coming in at halftime and saying, oh, that was rough. anybody have an idea. >> top of the hour. welcome back to "morning...
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third, obama care takes $500 billion out of medicare, and funds obama care. we, of course, didn't do that. and finally, ours was a state plan, a state solution, and if people don't like it in our state, they can change it. that's the of why states are the right place for this type of responsibility. and that's why i introduced a plan to repeal obama care and replace it with a state-centered program. >> all right. meanwhile, tim pawlenty faced questions about his obamney care comments he made on sunday in which he lunched romney in with president obama for their health care plans. >> this question, governor, was why obamney care. >> that's right. i'm going get to that, john. >> you have 30 seconds, governor. >> yeah. so this is another example of him breaking his promise. >> and you don't want to address why you called governor romney's obamney care. if it was obamney care on fox news sunday, why is it not obamney care with the governor standing right there? >> president obama is the person who i quoted saying he looked to massachusetts for designing his progr
third, obama care takes $500 billion out of medicare, and funds obama care. we, of course, didn't do that. and finally, ours was a state plan, a state solution, and if people don't like it in our state, they can change it. that's the of why states are the right place for this type of responsibility. and that's why i introduced a plan to repeal obama care and replace it with a state-centered program. >> all right. meanwhile, tim pawlenty faced questions about his obamney care comments he...
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this is a president obama problem. this is a guy that went on the campaign trail that talked about change we can believe in, that said he was going to kick the lobbyists out. heck, they can't even vote in the drug reimportation bill. all those senators standing up with there with obama the other day all voted against dorgan's bill except for tom hartman. the base figured out, wait, this guy said we're going to change washington. we've got two big deals cut, one with the insurance industry and one with big pharma. this has made a difference to progressives that put him in the white house. >> so barack obama was bought off by special interests? >> barack obama has not listened to his base. he cut a deal early with these folks thinking he could put it on the fast track and get it done earlier in the year. at the final hour, it's costing him with his base. >> when we were looking at those polls, chuck todd said, if this were october 2010, this would be a disaster for the democrats. but this isn't october 2010, and maybe we
this is a president obama problem. this is a guy that went on the campaign trail that talked about change we can believe in, that said he was going to kick the lobbyists out. heck, they can't even vote in the drug reimportation bill. all those senators standing up with there with obama the other day all voted against dorgan's bill except for tom hartman. the base figured out, wait, this guy said we're going to change washington. we've got two big deals cut, one with the insurance industry and...
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>> obama. >> obama is more dangerous than osama? >> obama resolution, what's going to happen? >> as hitler did, he took over the auto industry, did he not? he took over the banking, did he not? >> people think it could happen here, but they didn't think it could happen in germany either. we did it to the japanese. what makeses you think it couldn't happen to anglo-saxons? >> oh, my. is he all right? >> doing okay, buddy? >> you can open your eyes now. breathe. breathe. >> that is the 9/12 project. >> next guest has been called youtube's michael moore for his video documentary on the right wing. writing fellow for the nation institute, max blumenthal. also author of "republican gomorra:inside the movement that shattered the party." >> we're going to go through all this stuff. first, to make sure you're a person of good taste, sitting at this table, would you agree with me that if i went through a lot of anti-war rallies with a video camera and went up to people on the far left and asked them about george bush, i would hear some of the same crazy things, right? i crazy things, r
>> obama. >> obama is more dangerous than osama? >> obama resolution, what's going to happen? >> as hitler did, he took over the auto industry, did he not? he took over the banking, did he not? >> people think it could happen here, but they didn't think it could happen in germany either. we did it to the japanese. what makeses you think it couldn't happen to anglo-saxons? >> oh, my. is he all right? >> doing okay, buddy? >> you can open your eyes...
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against obama care. but tinting thing sthin debate we're having right now, we're not talking about the affordable care act or obama care. it began that way. now it's about deficit reduction. jim reported we could have a short term deal. do you really believe in the space of four to six weeks there's suddenly going to be this grand bargain that we've never been able to get to before? >> no. look i agree with you, willie. if we were serious about wanting the space to do a bigger deal, the likes of which could be there if you really got people into at that room but for a longer period of time, do this for six months. give themselves the space to do this. nobody thinks we're going to other than have a do over for be republican messaging that we're going to somehow solve this in four weeks given where we are right now. push this off six months. give everybody the space to come and have a smart conversation and make sure people like that, like jeanine's op-ed are part of that conversation. there's no lifetime
against obama care. but tinting thing sthin debate we're having right now, we're not talking about the affordable care act or obama care. it began that way. now it's about deficit reduction. jim reported we could have a short term deal. do you really believe in the space of four to six weeks there's suddenly going to be this grand bargain that we've never been able to get to before? >> no. look i agree with you, willie. if we were serious about wanting the space to do a bigger deal, the...
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obama. >> four years ago, we warned that the presidency was no place for on-the-job training. well, today we have the economy to prove it. did he fix the economy? no. did he tackle the housing crisis? >> no. >> did he get -- >> no. >> no, instead he put it toward debts, deficit, and decline. it's time to get off that path and get back on the path of american prosperity. >> it's an issue about fundamental freedom. it's an issue about whether you want the government to take your money and exchange give you a right. give you a right they're going to give you the right to health care. that's what president obama promised, but of course, when the government gives you a right, they can take that right away. and when the government gives you that right, they can tell you how to exercise that right. ladies and gentlemen, we need a candidate to go out and take on barack obama. who was an author from 20 years ago, the author of free market health care savings accounts has been a fighter for replacing
obama. >> four years ago, we warned that the presidency was no place for on-the-job training. well, today we have the economy to prove it. did he fix the economy? no. did he tackle the housing crisis? >> no. >> did he get -- >> no. >> no, instead he put it toward debts, deficit, and decline. it's time to get off that path and get back on the path of american prosperity. >> it's an issue about fundamental freedom. it's an issue about whether you want the...
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was obama's statement just a pr move? >> well, the question is what the epa was doing in their oversight of this. i mean, you know, the coast guard had the final call on this stuff in the operations of the cleanup. but the question is, you know, what kind of environmental expertise did the coast guard have on any of this stuff? they're not an agency that's trained in, you know, understanding sort of benefits and risks of various chemical toxins and things like that. i mean, clearly, bp had its way with this. they decided how much they wanted to use and the coast guard and the epa basically signed off on that. >> and we have the statement from the epa -- >> the white house. >> the white house e-mailed this during our last discussion. we were talking about our concerns with the dispersants. said there were independent study that is confirmed that, quote, the dispersant in response to the oil gulf spill is generally no more or less toxic than mixtures with other available alternatives and also say the mixtures are generally
was obama's statement just a pr move? >> well, the question is what the epa was doing in their oversight of this. i mean, you know, the coast guard had the final call on this stuff in the operations of the cleanup. but the question is, you know, what kind of environmental expertise did the coast guard have on any of this stuff? they're not an agency that's trained in, you know, understanding sort of benefits and risks of various chemical toxins and things like that. i mean, clearly, bp...
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it will tells you that the obama of 2012 isn't the obama of 2008. his competitors were really kind of helpless not to get steamrolled. now it looks like obama if you count the citizens united money, he'll get outraised in this election. it puts him in a much different election. >> and the theory from the beginning is conservatives will win the super pac game, but obama will make it up because he has 13 million email list. veritable atm machine. he can dip do that. and of course he'll outraise mitt romney. that's how they would neutralize it. this just blew the roof off that theory. the numbers are astounding. $137 million combined in one month. that's good stimulus money right there. that's job making money right there. and there is one caveat. i talked to people about this yesterday. i expected they would be freaking out. this is the one saving grace that obama had. the one caveat is this. mitt romney was coming off a primary. he got to dip though those primary donors to give again in the general election. this is his big month. the second thing, m
it will tells you that the obama of 2012 isn't the obama of 2008. his competitors were really kind of helpless not to get steamrolled. now it looks like obama if you count the citizens united money, he'll get outraised in this election. it puts him in a much different election. >> and the theory from the beginning is conservatives will win the super pac game, but obama will make it up because he has 13 million email list. veritable atm machine. he can dip do that. and of course he'll...
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there are things obama can do. the striking thing is he let the republicans move the entire debate to the budget deficit when the majority of the country says job creation is the problem. >> welcome back to "morning joe." joining us now, msnbc political analyst, eugene robinson. also joining us, chief white house correspondent and host of the daily rundown, chuck todd. >> i have great news for you. >> what? >> gene robinson comes on. hiding great joy. >> good, what is it? >> bring us good news. >> the stock market went up 430 points yesterday. by the logic i have been hearing, that means president obama is doing everything right. he's right on time. we blame everything that goes wrong on the president, let's give him credit. >> the tea party said the same thing. now we can salute the president and the tea party for the 400 points. >> everybody wins. >> that's good news. >> everybody wins. >> what do you think of tina's newsweek cover? >> i love it. she does not look cross eyed. >> whatever. >> she does not look cro
there are things obama can do. the striking thing is he let the republicans move the entire debate to the budget deficit when the majority of the country says job creation is the problem. >> welcome back to "morning joe." joining us now, msnbc political analyst, eugene robinson. also joining us, chief white house correspondent and host of the daily rundown, chuck todd. >> i have great news for you. >> what? >> gene robinson comes on. hiding great joy. >>...
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sam said he can't find somebody -- >> it's not even an obama campaign ad. >> it's not an obama ad. i brought up bill burton's name. everybody know who bill is. bill could not be any tighter than you and the white house. >> can i get you on the record that you're perfectly fine with an ad republicans said is untrue? >> i'm not standing here defending an ad. you are or saying -- >> you're playing upon shus pilot saying my hands are clean. i can -- i can do nothing on this ad that suggests mitt romney killed my wife. >> i love you seem to be adding to the discourse in our political debate labeling me pontius pilot. >> i'm not accusing you of killing anybody. >> i think that it is -- it is not surprising that you guys have decided there's differences in gradations of -- >> no. here's -- >> robert -- >> don't put words in my mouth. you asked me and i told you. i'm not defending mitt romney's ad. >> but let's play this out. is the ad untrue? >> i'm going to actually check and see. >> is there any truth to the charge that we are getting rid of work requirement for welfare coverage? >> no.
sam said he can't find somebody -- >> it's not even an obama campaign ad. >> it's not an obama ad. i brought up bill burton's name. everybody know who bill is. bill could not be any tighter than you and the white house. >> can i get you on the record that you're perfectly fine with an ad republicans said is untrue? >> i'm not standing here defending an ad. you are or saying -- >> you're playing upon shus pilot saying my hands are clean. i can -- i can do nothing on...
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but the obama campaign is already picking up on it. today, stephanie cutter is out with a memo spelling out all of these arguments, picking up on arguments and saying free enterprise won't be on the ballot, mitt romney will. and so they're using this opportunity to start going after his business reputation. >> i'll tell you what, ed rendell, if i'm running against you and i know you wouldn't do it. but if you had barack obama's record of having to expand the government in your mind because of bad economic times and you've been faulted for 3 1/2 years for not understanding private enterprise, if i'm mitt romney, i want you to attack me. because what i can do in the debate is turn to you and go, barack obama, you're just proving my point. you don't understand free enterprise. you might understand community organizing, but you don't know the first thing about running a business. here you are sounding like a european socialist instead of an american -- all i'm saying is everybody -- the media's saying, oh, this is going to work great in th
but the obama campaign is already picking up on it. today, stephanie cutter is out with a memo spelling out all of these arguments, picking up on arguments and saying free enterprise won't be on the ballot, mitt romney will. and so they're using this opportunity to start going after his business reputation. >> i'll tell you what, ed rendell, if i'm running against you and i know you wouldn't do it. but if you had barack obama's record of having to expand the government in your mind...
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if it's close, obama wins. if it's better, obama wins in a landslide. if it's lower, he's in trouble. >> okay. ed rendell thank you so much. >> by the way, you were mischievous trying to get republicans to waste money in pennsylvania again. it is fool's gold. i've said it before. i'll say it again. republicans, you do not listen to governor rendell. you cannot win pennsylvania. spend your money more wisely. >> yes, you can. >> jeff greenfield stay with us. up next, dell's attorney general, the son of the vice president, joe biden joins us. right here on set. keep it here on "morning joe." [ "human" by the human league playing ] humans. we mean well, but we're imperfect creatures living in a beautifully imperfect world. it's amazing we've made it this far. maybe it's because when one of us messes up, someone else comes along to help out. that's the thing about humans. when things are at their worst, we're at our best. see how at libertymutual.com. liberty mutual insurance -- responsibility. what's your policy? ♪ [ multiple sounds making melodic tune ]
if it's close, obama wins. if it's better, obama wins in a landslide. if it's lower, he's in trouble. >> okay. ed rendell thank you so much. >> by the way, you were mischievous trying to get republicans to waste money in pennsylvania again. it is fool's gold. i've said it before. i'll say it again. republicans, you do not listen to governor rendell. you cannot win pennsylvania. spend your money more wisely. >> yes, you can. >> jeff greenfield stay with us. up next,...
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obama's rocky mountain horror show. is the 44th president no more than a mediocre political talent who has one of the greatest runs of luck in history? it and did that luck begin it to run out in denver last wednesday during the homestretch of his final campaign. a week later many democrats fear that it did. it is possible that the political class has overestimated barack obama's tal lenlted for too long now. i suspect wednesday night was more the result of an arrogant campaign underestimating a former massachusetts governor. that proved to be a dumb thing to a guy that breezed through harvard, saved a winter olympics, signed a landmark health care bill with with ted kennedy by his side, raised five gifts boys and retains the love and respect of a woman he first met in elementary school. like every campaign that cross swords with ronald reagan, chicago's arrogance blew up in their face. the question is whether barack obama will suffer the same fate as governor pat brown and president jim my carter. the answer to that qu
obama's rocky mountain horror show. is the 44th president no more than a mediocre political talent who has one of the greatest runs of luck in history? it and did that luck begin it to run out in denver last wednesday during the homestretch of his final campaign. a week later many democrats fear that it did. it is possible that the political class has overestimated barack obama's tal lenlted for too long now. i suspect wednesday night was more the result of an arrogant campaign underestimating...
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it was fascinating what you said about president obama. i wonder if you could talk about the country just for a second and this sort of polarization. you know, a pet theory of mine is that what we're seeing as a result of some of the anxieties that people are feeling about economic and social dislocations that are taking place in the country, these big forces that are beyond our control, is do you buy into a theory kind of like that? i'm sure you have kind of a krauthammer take on the larger trajectory of this country. so what is it? >> gene and i are the yin and yang of the op-ed page of "the washington post." if you want yin, you read me, if you want yang, you read the next day. a great question. i do think the reason we are polarized, the reason whef this ideological division is because -- and i write about this in the book talking act the new constitutionalism of the right. we are in a crisis of the welfare state. it was constructed half a century ago. and the demographics and the technology of our age are completely different. and the
it was fascinating what you said about president obama. i wonder if you could talk about the country just for a second and this sort of polarization. you know, a pet theory of mine is that what we're seeing as a result of some of the anxieties that people are feeling about economic and social dislocations that are taking place in the country, these big forces that are beyond our control, is do you buy into a theory kind of like that? i'm sure you have kind of a krauthammer take on the larger...
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and for president obama's policies. just weeks ago democrat martha coakley was cruising to victory to fill the seat left open by the late senator ted kennedy. but following a lackluster campaign, republican scott brown now has the momentum and the potential for an historic upset. that's going to be incredible. we'll follow that. >> so it is -- it really is an opportunity for an historic upset. the question is, what happens in washington afterward? and anthony, are you surprised by what you're seeing up in massachusetts? >> well, yes and no. i mean, no in that it's an ugly time for all incumbents because people are insecure. they're not 100% sure what we're doing in washington. there's a general sense the country's on the wrong path. >> is that a mistake the democrats have made? and i don't want to fall on that crutch that, oh, it's communication. we're doing great stuff. we're not communicating it. but has the message been too muddled from democrats on health care? >> well, i haven't liked it. you know, i've come on wit
and for president obama's policies. just weeks ago democrat martha coakley was cruising to victory to fill the seat left open by the late senator ted kennedy. but following a lackluster campaign, republican scott brown now has the momentum and the potential for an historic upset. that's going to be incredible. we'll follow that. >> so it is -- it really is an opportunity for an historic upset. the question is, what happens in washington afterward? and anthony, are you surprised by what...
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and that's when obama pulled away. the reverse could happen, we could have a good jobs report and people could finally come to obama. there's so much left to know. we've been fighting over tax return disclosure and things like that that when we get down to those debates and last job numbers, that's going to be the more impactful aspect. >> the debates could be huge. that could be the time people deep side whether or not they trust mitt romney. >> in one respect the idea mitt romney isn't releasing tax returns is important. there's a sekcy element he needs to get over. he has to fill in the holes. i think that's part of the sell he has to make to the team. you are promising a very good pile of debates, the debates are always game changers, though the last debates were the most boring i've ever seen in my life. those guys usually handle debates okay. they're going to ask me 90 seconds about tax policy, 90 seconds about the deficit and they're going to ask me 90 second about foreign policy. and it seems to me that in that
and that's when obama pulled away. the reverse could happen, we could have a good jobs report and people could finally come to obama. there's so much left to know. we've been fighting over tax return disclosure and things like that that when we get down to those debates and last job numbers, that's going to be the more impactful aspect. >> the debates could be huge. that could be the time people deep side whether or not they trust mitt romney. >> in one respect the idea mitt romney...
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but back to president obama and his evolution on this. john heilemann, it does seem, and mike allen brought up joe biden, that perhaps he had aggrandized his views and the situation. i'm not even sure that's fair. wasn't joe biden asked about it? >> he was. >> and wasn't secretary duncan asked about it? what happens when you're asked a question and you're an honest broker on issues? i mean, you tell the truth about how you feel, correct? >> i think that's -- you know, look, there are a lot of ways that vice president biden could have answered the question. >> what are the other ways that would have not created a problem like everyone is reporting? >> well, i think he could have probably found a way to not come down quite as much in the -- he actually still i think believes that he did not in fact express support for gay marriage as a legal matter. i think he was just -- the words he used were i'm comfortable with them. and he didn't go quite so far as to endorsing a legal position. but i think, mike, that the core issue that mike is getti
but back to president obama and his evolution on this. john heilemann, it does seem, and mike allen brought up joe biden, that perhaps he had aggrandized his views and the situation. i'm not even sure that's fair. wasn't joe biden asked about it? >> he was. >> and wasn't secretary duncan asked about it? what happens when you're asked a question and you're an honest broker on issues? i mean, you tell the truth about how you feel, correct? >> i think that's -- you know, look,...
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ceaselessly during barack obama's presidential campaign to push back by obama. that's one thing. when you have one of the most respected guys in foreign policy talking about, quote, amateur hour at the oval office in the "daily beast" column, that's big news. not good news for the obama administration. >> no. that was a very critical piece, which i think is probably going to annoy everybody a great deal. i think one of the reasons obama has taken such time to make the decision, though, is that he doesn't like any of the options. i don't think he's feeling now that he has a good option. there's no good option on this plan. so, he keeps sending for more options, and there really -- at this certain point, he's stuck. he has to make a decision. >>> meantime tonight, president obama hosts his first state dinner at the white house. it's actually taking place not in the white house, but in a tent to accommodate more people. it's going to be on the south lawn. >> he was trying to make up his mind on who he wanted to -- he couldn't narrow it down so he opened up a tent.
ceaselessly during barack obama's presidential campaign to push back by obama. that's one thing. when you have one of the most respected guys in foreign policy talking about, quote, amateur hour at the oval office in the "daily beast" column, that's big news. not good news for the obama administration. >> no. that was a very critical piece, which i think is probably going to annoy everybody a great deal. i think one of the reasons obama has taken such time to make the decision,...
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obama's really strong there. but what's interesting to me is here in chicago, the constitution is sort of the science of the campaign. the obama campaign has its ground game down to precise numbers, who they have to turn out where, they're spending so much time and money figuring this out. that's science. the romney campaign is passion, energy, they're coming on, their campaign seems a little more excited. part of that's the nature of being a challenger versus an incumbent running a re-election. depending on which city you're in, boston or chicago, you come out with two different -- both make really compelling cases for themselves. the polls are tight enough that either one could be totally not spinning and believing it, but who knows? >> who knows? >> tom brokaw, just final thoughts in the final days of the campaign, how much should the events matter? then you've got the science of the campaign muddled by the storm. >> well, if nothing happens that is unexpected between now and then, the scenario is going to be
obama's really strong there. but what's interesting to me is here in chicago, the constitution is sort of the science of the campaign. the obama campaign has its ground game down to precise numbers, who they have to turn out where, they're spending so much time and money figuring this out. that's science. the romney campaign is passion, energy, they're coming on, their campaign seems a little more excited. part of that's the nature of being a challenger versus an incumbent running a...
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barack obama is the the true faith. barack obama is a sol alinsky radical. the last hope of left wingers in america. they will swallow almost anything in order to get him re-elected because at 8.3% unemployment, he is -- grave grave danger of getting defeated and they know that for their world view, for their ideology, government-run politician defined left wing world his defeat will be a catastrophe. ask yourself when harry reid is blatantly totally dishonest why is not a single democratic senator saying you know, you really shouldn't say things for which you have zero proof. when the white house -- as you all pointed out, the idea that gibbs is not close to obama, is pathetic. so clearly this ad was in some way approvable by the general team. >> yeah. >> by the way, axelrod on sunday was just blatantly dishonest in a way that is almost funny. you look at the stuff and think, what you're seeing, i believe, is a level of desperation we have not seen since the 1980 election and i think this president knows that he is in deep, deep trouble. >> all right. i thi
barack obama is the the true faith. barack obama is a sol alinsky radical. the last hope of left wingers in america. they will swallow almost anything in order to get him re-elected because at 8.3% unemployment, he is -- grave grave danger of getting defeated and they know that for their world view, for their ideology, government-run politician defined left wing world his defeat will be a catastrophe. ask yourself when harry reid is blatantly totally dishonest why is not a single democratic...
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maybe it's not in barack obama's character. where in his past have you seen that hard executive leadership, look, it's my way, let's go. >> well, we're going to have to learn that today. >> i think this is make or break time. >> he voted president over 100 times when he was in the illinois senate. >> voted president -- >> and i'm not knocking him. that is his personality. >> a careful legislator. >> all right. we'll continue this when we come back. we're going to bring in the moderator of "meet the press," david gregory. also savannah guthrie live from the white house with a preview of this morning's "daily rundown." and a little later, senator chris dodd will be here with us. >> and, by the way, when we have a.g. blumenthal on, i kept hammering him on the sweetheart deal that chris dodd got from countrywide. i talked to chris and he said, you know, the ethics committee acquitted me of all of that. i said, yeah, i did know that but i'm wondering why blumenthal didn't bring it up. >> because blumenthal went afro land very aggres
maybe it's not in barack obama's character. where in his past have you seen that hard executive leadership, look, it's my way, let's go. >> well, we're going to have to learn that today. >> i think this is make or break time. >> he voted president over 100 times when he was in the illinois senate. >> voted president -- >> and i'm not knocking him. that is his personality. >> a careful legislator. >> all right. we'll continue this when we come back....
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that would gut barack obama. i mean, mayor bloomburg would take disproportionately for barack obama. you need a southern populous. in the south, you have a republican base that the republicans don't have a candidate they like down there. maybe california republicans and new york republicans and connecticut republicans like mitt romney. i was born in georgia, went to school in alabama, lived in mississippi, lived the past 40 years in florida. i can't find anybody excited about romney. so, there is -- there is that sort of -- chris matthews has been saying this. you need a conservative populous to win this. >> not just southern, but rural. >> rural. >> rural iowa, rural wisconsin. >> when i said southern, you could replace it with rural. >> who is that? what kind of person would be a great candidate? >> i don't know. >> on that level. >> i do know that what you keep hearing from editorial writers and what you are hearing from good government types has it backwards. barack obama is going to get the urban votes. >> y
that would gut barack obama. i mean, mayor bloomburg would take disproportionately for barack obama. you need a southern populous. in the south, you have a republican base that the republicans don't have a candidate they like down there. maybe california republicans and new york republicans and connecticut republicans like mitt romney. i was born in georgia, went to school in alabama, lived in mississippi, lived the past 40 years in florida. i can't find anybody excited about romney. so, there...
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obama deserves another term. the hand wringing is fruitless in any case, the voters are in charge and their split decision shows that republicans still haven't settled on a standard bearer. do you agree? >> you know, i'm not so sure, mark haleprin. let me ask you the question. we talked yesterday a good bit about mitt romney handling in a very bad way a question about the federal mandate on health care reform. now, let me ask you, let me ask mark mckinnon who has run these things, would you rather that come out in march of 2012 where he gets some heat? or would you it come out in the middle of the third and final presidential debate where barack obama turns to him and says, well, this is what you wrote in 2009. it seems to me that you can make the argument that this is good at the end for romney. >> we've got to think about the romney campaign and the likelihood he's the general election candidate in a different way. which is not, can he end this quickly or not? because i don't know he can. can he use this period
obama deserves another term. the hand wringing is fruitless in any case, the voters are in charge and their split decision shows that republicans still haven't settled on a standard bearer. do you agree? >> you know, i'm not so sure, mark haleprin. let me ask you the question. we talked yesterday a good bit about mitt romney handling in a very bad way a question about the federal mandate on health care reform. now, let me ask you, let me ask mark mckinnon who has run these things, would...
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bush and now barack obama. two politicians seemingly from completely different worlds who when they first separate after the inauguration of the new president loathe each other. or at least don't care for each other. but over time, the new president recognizes all the tough choices the old president had to make. and that's republican, that's a democrat, a democrat and a republican, it happens every time a new president comes into the white house. >> i think there's no question about that. even at the level of governor. after six months, i felt a huge respect for the men and women who had gone before me. and you can't help but do it. you're there. you're alone. it's your decision. it's nobody else's. there's nobody to protect you. nobody to pass it off to. it's an awesome responsibility. and it grabs you. and you appreciate anybody who did it. >> mika, so many presidents go into the white house thinking, and their people go in thinking, they are the first ones to have ever cracked the code, the smartest guys on
bush and now barack obama. two politicians seemingly from completely different worlds who when they first separate after the inauguration of the new president loathe each other. or at least don't care for each other. but over time, the new president recognizes all the tough choices the old president had to make. and that's republican, that's a democrat, a democrat and a republican, it happens every time a new president comes into the white house. >> i think there's no question about that....
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she would upset his friends on wall street, so barack obama is friends with -- barack obama's friends on wall street told him not to take elizabeth warren to run the agency that she set up, and the president said, okay. >> no. i think -- >> that's exactly what happened. i can't believe you would bring up elizabeth warren. >> i'll bring up elizabeth warren. >> a lot of democrats on capitol didn't want her in the job either. >> wall street money is powerful, isn't it? >> it sure is. you ought to think about it. >> boy, that was some comeback. >> you really are going to look at me in the face and say this president has not tried? >> he's owned by wall street. he is owned by wall street. he gets more money than anybody else in u.s. political history, even this cycle. you know, he talked really tough about wall street in 2007 and then took all their money. >> why, joe? >> and make things happen. you bring up elizabeth warren, it's so interesting that you bring up elizabeth warren, she wanted the job, she didn't get it because barack obama's powerful friends on wall street told her not to.
she would upset his friends on wall street, so barack obama is friends with -- barack obama's friends on wall street told him not to take elizabeth warren to run the agency that she set up, and the president said, okay. >> no. i think -- >> that's exactly what happened. i can't believe you would bring up elizabeth warren. >> i'll bring up elizabeth warren. >> a lot of democrats on capitol didn't want her in the job either. >> wall street money is powerful, isn't...